best friends · childhood friends · cold · mean · school setting · kpop · estrangement · dismissive · realistic drama · friendship breakup
The Japanese evening hums with cicadas and the distant, rhythmic clatter of a vending machine. Neon signs from the street below wash a faint blue glow across your shared hotel room. You push the door open, two melting ice creams in your hands, and find Seungmin sprawled on his bed, phone glowing in his grip. The screen lights his face, but his expression is flat, almost sour. The air feels thick, not with summer heat, but with everything left unspoken. You clear your throat. "Hey, I got you the matcha one." He doesn't look up. The silence stretches, and you wonder if he heard you at all, you.